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Horizon 2020 calls for proposals relevant for the

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Table of Contents

1. EXCELLENT SCIENCE .............................................................................................................3

1.1. EUROPEAN RESEARCH COUNCIL ....................................................................................................3

1.1.1. ERC Starting Grant (ERC-2014-STG) ................................................................................................ 3

1.1.2. ERC Consolidator Grant (ERC-2014-CoG) ........................................................................................ 3 1.2. FUTURE AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES ........................................................................................4

1.2.1. Call “FETOPEN 1 – 2014/2015: FET-Open research projects”, p. 6 .................................................. 4

1.2.2. Call “FETHPC 1 - 2014: HPC Core Technologies, Programming Environments and Algorithms for

Extreme Parallelism and Extreme Data Applications” (FET-Proactive - towards exascale high performance

computing), p.20............................................................................................................................................ 5

1.2.3. Call “FETHPC 2 - 2014: HPC Ecosystem Development” (FET-Proactive - towards exascale high

performance computing), p.21 ...................................................................................................................... 5 1.3. WORK PROGRAMME “MARIE SKŁODOWSKA-CURIE ACTIONS” ...........................................................6

1.3.1. Call “Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (ITN)”, H2020-MSCA-ITN-2014, pg.56

1.3.2. Call “Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)”, H2020-MSCA-IF-2014, pg. 8 ............... 7

1.3.3. Call “Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE)”, H2020-MSCA-

RISE-2014, pg. 11 ........................................................................................................................................... 7 1.4. WORK PROGRAMME “EUROPEAN RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES (INCLUDING EINFRASTRUCTURES) ..........8

1.4.1. Call “INFRAIA-1-2014/2015: Integrating and opening existing national and regional research

infrastructures of European interest”, p.14 ................................................................................................... 8

1.4.2. Call “INFRASUPP-3-2014 - Strengthening the human capital of research infrastructures (Support

to innovation, human resources, policy and international cooperation), p.42 .............................................. 9

1.4.3. Call “INFRASUPP-6-2014 – International cooperation for research infrastructures (Support to

innovation, human resources, policy and international cooperation), p.45 .................................................. 9

2. INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP ..................................................................................................10

2.1. WORK PROGRAMME “INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES” .................................. 10

2.1.1. Call “ICT 4 - 2015: Customised and low power computing”, p. 13 ................................................ 10

2.1.2. Call “ICT 7 - 2014: Advanced Cloud Infrastructures and Services” (Advanced Computing), p.19 .. 11

2.1.3. Call “ICT 16 – 2015: Big data - research” (Content technologies and information management),

p.38 11

2.1.4. Call “ICT 20 - 2015: Technologies for better human learning and teaching” (Content technologies

and information management), p.44 .......................................................................................................... 12

2.1.5. Call “ICT 39 - 2015: International partnership building in low and middle income countries”

(International Cooperation actions), p.81 ................................................................................................... 13 2.2. WORK PROGRAMME “SPACE” ................................................................................................... 13

2.2.1. Call “Competitiveness of the European Space Sector: Technology and Science” - 2014, Outreach

and Communication (COMPET 10 - 2014: Outreach through education), pg. 40 ........................................ 13

3. SOCIETAL CHALLENGES .....................................................................................................14

3.1. EUROPE IN A CHANGING WORLD - INCLUSIVE, INNOVATIVE AND REFLECTIVE SOCIETIES ........................ 14

3.1.1. Enhancing and focusing research and innovation cooperation with the Union’s key international

partner countries - proposals targeting Russia and China (INT-01-2014), p.48 .......................................... 14

3.1.2. Encouraging the research and innovation cooperation between the Union and selected regional

partners (INT-02-2014), p.50 ....................................................................................................................... 15

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4. SCIENCE WITH AND FOR SOCIETY ..................................................................................15

4.1. MAKE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL CAREERS ATTRACTIVE TO YOUNG STUDENTS ........................... 15

4.1.1. Innovative ways to make science education and scientific careers attractive to young people

(SEAC.1.2014.2015), p.6 .............................................................................................................................. 15

ADDITIONAL CALLS OUTSIDE H2020 - ERASMUS MUNDUS PROGRAMME ..................16

2014 CALL FOR PROPOSALS: EACEA/18/13 ............................................................................................ 16

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1. EXCELLENT SCIENCE

1.1. European Research Council

1.1.1. ERC Starting Grant (ERC-2014-STG)

- Scope: ERC Starting Grants are designed to support excellent Principal

Investigators at the career stage at which they are starting their own

independent research team or programme. This action is open to young

researchers (2-7 years after PhD) of any nationality who intend to conduct their

research activity in any Member State or Associated Country. The ERC's

frontier research grants operate on a 'bottom-up' basis without predetermined

priorities. The call 'ERC-2014-STG' consists of one call with a single deadline

applying to each of the three main research domains:

- Physical Sciences & Engineering (Panels: PE1 – PE10)

- Life Sciences (Panels: LS1 – LS9)

- Social Sciences & Humanities (Panels: SH1 – SH6).

- Funding available: EUR 485,039,385

- Eligible researchers:

- Young researchers who shall have been awarded their first PhD at least

2 and up to 7 years prior to the publication date of the call for proposals

of the ERC Starting Grant

- A competitive Starting Grant Principal Investigator must have already

shown the potential for research independence and evidence of

maturity. For example, it is expected that applicants will have produced

at least one important publication without the participation of their PhD

supervisor.

- More details here (p.20)

- Publication date: 11/12/2013

- Deadline: 25/03/2014, 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)

- Link:

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020

/calls/erc-2014-stg.html

1.1.2. ERC Consolidator Grant (ERC-2014-CoG)

- Scope: ERC Consolidator Grants are designed to support excellent Principal

Investigators at the career stage at which they may still be consolidating their

own independent research team or programme. This action is open to

researchers of any nationality who intend to conduct their research activity in

any Member State or Associated Country. The ERC's frontier research grants

operate on a 'bottom-up' basis without predetermined priorities. The call 'ERC-

2014-CoG'consists of one call with a single deadlineapplying to each of the

three main research domains:

- Physical Sciences & Engineering (Panels: PE1 – PE10)

- Life Sciences (Panels: LS1 – LS9)

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/wp/2014_2015/erc/h2020-wp1415-erc_en.pdf

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/calls/erc-2014-stg.html

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- Social Sciences & Humanities (Panels: SH1 – SH6).

- Funding available: EUR 712,588,727

- Eligible researchers:

- Advanced researchers who shall have been awarded their first PhD at

least 7 and up to 12 years prior to the publication date of the call for

proposals of the ERC Starting Grant

- A competitive Starting Grant Principal Investigator must have already

shown the potential for research independence and evidence of

maturity. For example, it is expected that applicants will have produced

several important publication without the participation of their PhD

supervisor.

- More details here (p.22)


- Deadline: 2/04/2014, 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)

- Link:


/calls/erc-2014-cog.html

1.2. Future and Emerging Technologies

1.2.1. Call “FETOPEN 1 – 2014/2015: FET-Open research projects”, p. 6

- Scope: This call aims to support early-stage joint science and technology

research for radically new future technological possibilities. It is entirely non-

prescriptive with regards to the nature or purpose of the technologies that are

envisaged and thus targets mainly the unexpected. A bottom-up selection

process will build up a diverse portfolio of projects. The call will support a

large set of early stage, high risk visionary science and technology

collaborative research projects which is necessary for the successful

exploration of new foundations for radically new future technologies.

- Expected impact: The funded projects should initiate a radically new line of

technology by establishing Proof-of-Principle of a new technological

possibility. Additionally, it shall kick-start an emerging innovation eco-system

of high-potential actors.

- Type of action: Research and Innovation Actions (100% funded)

- Funding available: 154 million Euros = 77 million Euros for the first deadline

in 2014, 37 million Euros for second deadline in spring 2015 and 40 million

Euros for third deadline in autumn 2015 (for all deadlines, mainly requests for

small1contributions are expected but large

2 contributions are possible as well)

- Eligible consortium partners: Please check here for details.The active

involvement of new and high-potential research and innovation players, which

1 2-4 million Euros

25-8 million Euros

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may become the European scientific and technological leaders of the future, is

encouraged.


- Deadline: 30/09/2014

- Link:


/calls/h2020-fetopen-2014-2015-1.html

1.2.2. Call “FETHPC 1 - 2014: HPC Core Technologies, Programming Environments

and Algorithms for Extreme Parallelism and Extreme Data Applications” (FET-

Proactive - towards exascale high performance computing), p.20

- Scope: This call aims as at contributing to the achievement of achievement of

the full range of technological capabilities needed for delivering a broad

spectrum of extreme scale HPC systems. The designs of these systems need to

respond to critical demands of energy efficiency, new delivery models, as well

as to the requirements of new types of applications, including extreme-data

applications. At least one of four different topics need to be addresses (see call

for details).

- Expected impact: The funded projects should contribute to the realisation of

the ETP4HPC Strategic Research Agenda and strengthen thus European

research and industrial leadership in HPC technologies.

- Type of action: Research and Innovation Actions (100% funded).

- Funding available: 97.4 million Euros (mainly requests for small3 contributions

are expected but large4 contributions are expected for topic a)A minimum of

60% of the available budget will be allocated to research under topic a) of the

scope.

- Eligible consortium partners: Please check here for details.


- Deadline: 25/11/2014, 17:00 Brussels time

- Link:


/topics/2202-fethpc-1-2014.html

1.2.3. Call “FETHPC 2 - 2014: HPC Ecosystem Development” (FET-Proactive - towards

exascale high performance computing), p.21

- Scope: This call aims at developing a sustainable European HPC Ecosystem.

Proposals shall address either topic a) “Coordination of HPC Strategy” or topic

b) “Excellence in High Performance Computing Systems”.

- Expected impact: The funded projects should contribute to the realisation of

the ETP4HPC Strategic Research Agenda and strengthen thus European

research and industrial leadership in the supply, operation and use of HPC

systems.

32-4 million Euros

4 5-8 million Euros

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- Type of action: Research and Innovation Actions (100% funded).

- Funding available: 4 million Euros (requests for small5 contributions are

expected).




- Link:


/topics/2203-fethpc-2-2014.html

1.3. Work programme “Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions”

1.3.1. Call “Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (ITN)”, H2020-

MSCA-ITN-2014, pg.5

- Scope: ITN supports joint research training and/or doctoral programmes,

implemented by partnerships of universities, research institutions, research

infrastructures, businesses or SMEs. The programme should exploit

complementary competences of the participants, and enable networking

activities, the organisation of workshops and conferences to facilitate sharing

of knowledge, new skills acquisition and the career development of

researchers.

- Expected impact: ITN will create and contribute to high-quality innovative

research and doctoral training, build capacity, and have a structuring effect

throughout Europe and beyond.

- Type of action: Marie Skłodowska-Curie action.

- Funding available: 405.18 million Euros from the 2014 budget. Of this

amount, 25.5 million is allocated to European Industrial Doctorates and 30

million is allocated to European Joint Doctorates.

- Duration: The maximum duration of support will be four years from the

starting date specified in the Agreement.

- Eligible consortium partners: Participants in ETN and EJD resulting from this

call are NOT required to conclude a consortium agreement, as the main focus

of activities is on research training and career development.


- Deadline: 09/04/2014 at 17:00 Brussels time.

- Link:


/calls/h2020-msca-itn-2014.html

*Note: This call will also be funded from the 2015 budget. In this case, all elements

pertaining to the call remain unchanged, except for the following:

5 2-4 million Euros




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amount, 25 million is allocated to European Industrial Doctorates and 28

million is allocated to European Joint Doctorates.


1.3.2. Call “Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)”, H2020-MSCA-IF-

2014, pg. 8

- Scope: Support is foreseen for individual, trans-national fellowships awarded

to the best or most promising researchers for employment in EU Member

States or Associated Countries. Fellowships are either European Fellowships

or Global Fellowships; the latter are based on a secondment to a third country

and a mandatory 12 month return period to a European host.

- Expected impact: The fellowship will contribute to realising the full potential

of researchers and to catalysing significant development in their careers in both

the academic and non-academic sectors.



amount, 29 million is allocated to Global Fellowships.

- Duration: IF European: 12-24 months; IF Global: 12-24 months for the

outgoing phase plus 12 month return phase in Europe.

- Eligible consortium partners: Not applicable - this is a mono-beneficiary

action.

- Publication date: 11/12/2013 (not yet on participants portal)


- Link:

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/wp/2014_2015/main/h

2020-wp1415-msca_en.pdf




amount, 27 million is allocated to Global Fellowships.


1.3.3. Call “Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE)”,

H2020-MSCA-RISE-2014, pg. 11

- Scope: The RISE scheme will promote international and inter-sector

collaboration through research and innovation staff exchanges, and sharing of

knowledge and ideas from research to market (and vice-versa) for the

advancement of science and the development of innovation. RISE involves

organisations from the academic and non-academic sectors, based in Europe

(EU Member States and Associated countries) and outside Europe (third

countries).

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/wp/2014_2015/main/h2020-wp1415-msca_en.pdf

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- Expected impact: Research and innovation activities under RISE are expected

to build or enhance new and existing networks of international and inter-

sectoral cooperation. They will significantly strengthen the interaction between

organisations in the academic and non-academic sectors, and between Europe

and third countries.


- Funding available: 70 million Euros from the 2014 budget.

- Duration: The maximum duration of support will be four years from the

starting date specified in the Agreement.

- Eligible consortium partners: Participants in actions resulting from this call are

NOT required to conclude a consortium agreement, as the main focus of

activities is on staff exchanges.



- Link:


/topics/59-msca-rise-2014.html



- Funding available: 80 million Euros from the 2015 budget.


1.4. Work programme “European Research Infrastructures (including

eInfrastructures)

1.4.1. Call “INFRAIA-1-2014/2015: Integrating and opening existing national and

regional research infrastructures of European interest”, p.14

- Scope: The aim of this action is to bring together, integrate on European scale,

and open up key national and regional research infrastructures to all European

researchers, from both academia and industry, ensuring their optimal use and

joint development. Funding will be provided to support, in particular, the trans-

national and virtual access activities provided to European researchers (and of

researchers from Third Countries under certain conditions), the cooperation

between research infrastructures, scientific communities, industries and other

stakeholders, the improvement of the services the infrastructures provide, the

harmonisation, optimisation and improvement of access procedures and

interfaces.

- One or, where appropriate, more of several areas listed shall be addressed. One

of the areas is: European laboratory astrophysics

- Expected impact: Researchers will be provided with a wider, simplified, and more

efficient access to the best research infrastructures they require to conduct their

research, irrespective of location.

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- Type of action: Research and Innovation Actions.

- Funding available: 140 million Euros = 90 million for 2014 and 50 million for

2015


- Publication date: 11/12/2013, Commission expects to open the proposal

submission system for this Call in January 2014.


- Link:


/calls/h2020-infraia-2014-2015.html

1.4.2. Call “INFRASUPP-3-2014 - Strengthening the human capital of research

infrastructures (Support to innovation, human resources, policy and international

cooperation), p.42

- Scope: The activity will support the training of staff managing and operating

research infrastructures. A proposal under this topic should build on the past

activities and the experience gained in the projects such as RAMIRI (Realising

and Managing International Research Infrastructures). It should engage with

universities and prepare curricula and courses specifically for pan-European

research infrastructures to address their intercultural and interdisciplinary

nature as well as their diversity (global, highly distributed, single site etc.). A

significant use of interactive online training material should be considered.

- Expected impact: This activity will improve and professionalise the training of

the staff managing and operating research infrastructures of European interest,

strengthen the human capital of the involved research infrastructures,

stimulating their efficient management and therefore promoting their

development and competitiveness at national, European and international level.

- Type of action: Coordination and support actions.

- Funding available: 20 million Euros




- Link:


2020-wp1415-infrastructures_en.pdf (p.42)

1.4.3. Call “INFRASUPP-6-2014 – International cooperation for research infrastructures

(Support to innovation, human resources, policy and international cooperation),

p.45

- Scope: This research infrastructures activity will focus on a number of key

third countries seen as strategic for the development, exploitation and

management of world-class research infrastructures. The G8+O5 countries6

plus Australia, singularly or in their entirety, for the purposes of the Group of 6Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States), Brazil, China, India,

Mexico, and South Africa.


http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/calls/h2020-infraia-2014-2015.html

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Senior Officials (GSO) on Global Research Infrastructures, are also included,

without excluding the possibility of cooperation with other interested third

countries or regional bodies. One of the areas that shall be addresses is the

support of bilateral cooperation on research infrastructures with Africa. The

proposal shall build on the past experience and achievements gained in the

Seventh Framework Programme project PAERIP (Promoting African –

European Research Infrastructure Partnerships).

- Expected impact: This activity will mainly develop cooperation with key

international partners for research infrastructures.






- Link: http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/pdf/work-

programmes/european_research_infrastructures_draft_work_programme.pdf#v

iew=fit&pagemode=none

2. INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP

2.1. Work programme “Information and Communication Technologies”

2.1.1. Call “ICT 4 - 2015: Customised and low power computing”, p. 13

- Scope: The main scope are projects focusing on the development of low power

computing continuum spanning embedded systems, mobile devices, desktops,

data centres, etc. Beyond performance, optimisation should include energy

efficiency, timecriticality, dependability, data movement, security and cost-

effectiveness. Innovation Actions should aim at stimulating broad adoption of

customised low power computing technologies. Support actions should focus

on cross-sectorial cooperation, clustering of related research projects and

dissemination of programme achievements.

- Expected impact: The expected impact is to reinforce and broaden Europe's

strong position in low-power computing and to reduce thus energy

consumption.

- Type of action: Research and Innovation Actions, Innovation Actions, Support

Actions.

- Funding available:

- Research and Innovation Actions: 37 million Euros (proposals can

request small7 and large

8 contributions)

72-4 million Euros

85-8 million Euros


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- Innovation Actions: 17 million Euros (proposals can request small and

large contributions)

- Coordination and Support Actions: 3 million Euros



- Deadline: 14/04/2015 at 17:00 Brussels time

- Link:


2020-wp1415-leit-ict_en.pdf (p.13)

2.1.2. Call “ICT 7 - 2014: Advanced Cloud Infrastructures and Services” (Advanced

Computing), p.19

- Scope: The aim is to develop infrastructures, methods and tools for high

performance, adaptive cloud applications and services that go beyond the

current capabilities. Proposals should respond to the advent of faster and more

efficient machines, rising heterogeneity of access modes and devices, demand

for low energy solutions, widespread use of big data, federated clouds and

secure multi-actor environments including public administrations.

- Expected impact: The funded projects should increase significantly the quality

of user experience and trust in clouds and demonstrate cloud-based services in

federated, heterogeneous and multi-layered cloud environments.

- Type of action: Research and Innovation Actions, Innovation Actions, Support

Actions.



request small9 and large

10 contributions)

- Innovation Actions: 5 million Euros (proposals can request

smallcontributions)





- Link:


/topics/83-ict-07-2014.html

2.1.3. Call “ICT 16 – 2015: Big data - research” (Content technologies and information

management), p.38

- Scope: The activities supported under this topic contribute to the Big Data

challenge by addressing the fundamental research problems related to the

scalability and responsiveness of analytics capabilities (such as privacy-aware

machine learning, language understanding, data mining and visualization).

92-4 million Euros

105-8 million Euros


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Special focus is on industry validated, user-defined challenges like predictions,

and rigorous processes for monitoring and measurement.

- Expected impact: The funded projects should increase the ability to track

publicly and quantitatively progress in the performance and optimization of

very large scale data analytics technologies and advance real-time and

predictive data analytics technologies.

- Type of action: Research and Innovation Actions, Support Actions.



request small11

and large12

contributions)





- Link:



2.1.4. Call “ICT 20 - 2015: Technologies for better human learning and teaching”

(Content technologies and information management), p.44

- Scope: Activities will focus on innovative technologies for learning, on the

underpinning interoperability standards and on the integration of different

components into smart learning environments. They should combine different

technologies (e.g. mobile, augmented reality, natural interaction technologies)

and support composing, re-using and distributing interactive educational

content and services, with assessment and feedback functionalities.

- Expected impact: The funded projects should reinforce European leadership in

adaptive learning technologies for the personalisation of learning experiences.

- Type of action: Research and Innovation Actions (a- Research

experimentations on smart learning environments, b-establishment of a

technology platform), Innovation Actions, Public procurement of innovative

devices and software (PPI)


- Research and Innovation Actions (Research experimentations on smart

learning environments): 9 million Euros (proposals can request small13

contributions)

- Research and Innovation Actions (Establishment of technology

platform): 5 million Euros (proposals can request small14

contributions)

- Innovation Actions: 28 million Euros (proposals can request large15

contributions)

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5-8 million Euros




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- Public procurement of innovative devices and software (PPI): 10

million Euros(proposals can request large contributions)




- Link:



2.1.5. Call “ICT 39 - 2015: International partnership building in low and middle income

countries” (International Cooperation actions), p.81

- Scope: The aim is to launch a set of targeted collaborative research projects

addressing the requirements of end-user communities in developing countries.

Specific technological targets could include for example co-design, adaptation,

demonstration and validation (e.g. pilots) of ICT related research and

innovation in relevant thematic areas addressed by Horizon 2020 including

Content Technologies and Societal Challenges. Activities under this objective

should be led by a clearly defined user need/market opportunity for the

technology being adapted; they should in particular include requirements of

developing countries.

- Expected impact: The funded projects should develop relevant technology

responding to specific needs and conditions of the target country and reinforce

the international dimension of the ICT and Innovation aspects of Horizon

2020.

- Type of action: Research and Innovation Actions

- Funding available: 11 million Euros (proposals can request small16

contributions)

- Eligible consortium partners: Targeted countries are low and middle income

countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Further information here.



- Link:



2.2. Work programme “Space”

2.2.1. Call “Competitiveness of the European Space Sector: Technology and Science” -

2014, Outreach and Communication (COMPET 10 - 2014: Outreach through

education), pg. 40

- Scope: The main delivery of the action should be an initiative capable of

attracting the interest of students for space exploration, science and

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technology; while creating a relevant impact in terms of news coverage, social-

media interest, stakeholders’ involvement, etc.

- Expected impact: The expected impact as a whole is to develop and test certain

tools and mechanisms for children and/or teenagers (and potentially teachers)

to know more about space science and technology and the European initiatives

in this field.

- Type of action: Coordination and Support Actions.


- Eligible consortium partners: Participants are required to conclude a

consortium agreement prior to grant agreement. The European Space Agency

will not participate in consortia of proposals submitted under this call for

proposals.



- Link:


/topics/2437-compet-10-2014.html

3. SOCIETAL CHALLENGES

3.1. Europe in a changing world - inclusive, innovative and reflective

Societies

3.1.1. Enhancing and focusing research and innovation cooperation with the Union’s key

international partner countries - proposals targeting Russia and China (INT-01-

2014), p.48

- Scope: Supporting the policy dialogue on research and innovation between the

Union and the partner in question by identifying areas where targeted

international cooperation activities would be of mutual benefit and where there

is the potential to generate sufficient scale and scope.

- Expected impact: More strategic priority setting for cooperation with the

Union's international partners across the whole of Horizon 2020.


- Funding available: 8,350,000 Euros

- Eligible consortium partners: Proposals should be made by consortia

consisting of balanced partnerships between European and international

partners, ensuring adequate involvement of public authorities and other

stakeholders of the participating countries. In this work programme, the

following international partners are: Australia, USA, Brazil, Russia, China,

South Africa, and Ukraine.


- Deadline: 29/04/2014

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3.1.2. Encouraging the research and innovation cooperation between the Union and

selected regional partners (INT-02-2014), p.50

- Scope: Proposals should target international partners in a regional context and

should encourage cooperation between research and innovation actors from the

Union and the partner in question, by promoting the opportunities offered by

Horizon 2020 towards the international partner.

- Expected impact: More strategic priority setting for cooperation with the

Union's international partners across the whole of Horizon 2020.


- Funding available: 8,350,000 Euros

- Eligible consortium partners: Proposals should be made by consortia

consisting of balanced partnerships between European and international

partners, ensuring adequate involvement of public authorities and other

stakeholders of the participating countries. In this work programme the

following regional partners will be targeted: Southern Mediterranean

Neighbourhood, Eastern Partnership, the Black Sea region, the Middle-East

and Africa. For Africa, the proposal will also include support for the

implementation of activities agreed within the EU-Africa High Level Policy

Dialogue, including by increasing the coordination between the activities and

programmes from the Member States, the Associated Countries and the

African partners.


- Deadline: 29/04/2014

- Link:


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4. SCIENCE WITH AND FOR SOCIETY

4.1. Make scientific and technological careers attractive to young students

4.1.1. Innovative ways to make science education and scientific careers attractive to young

people (SEAC.1.2014.2015), p.6

- Scope: The action aims to support a range of activities, which will raise young

boys' and girls' awareness of the different aspects encompassing science and

technology in their societal content and to address the challenges faced by

young people when pursuing careers in STEM. It aims at bringing both girls

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and boys into the scientific world via formal and informal teaching and

learning and to orient them towards undertaking scientific careers.

- Expected impact: In the short term, the action will coordinate and leverage

Member States activities with respect to innovative approaches in the field of

science education and scientific careers. In the medium term, the action will

position EU research teams on the map as leaders in innovative science

education methods and meeting Europe's targets regarding R&D intensity and

competiveness.

- Type of action: Research and Innovation Actions, Coordination and Support

Actions


- For first part (2014): 5.6 million Euros

- For second part (2015): 7.4 million Euros

- (proposals requesting between 1 and 1.8 million Euros expected but

higher requests also possible)

- Eligible consortium partners: Targeted countries are low and middle income

countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Further information here.


- Deadline:

- for first part (2014): 02/10/2014 at 17:00 Brussels time

- for second part (2015): 16/09/2015 at 17:00 Brussels time

- Link:

- For first part (2014):

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- For second part (2015):

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ADDITIONAL CALLS OUTSIDE H2020 - ERASMUS MUNDUS

PROGRAMME

2014 Call for proposals: EACEA/18/13

- Scope: Erasmus Mundus is a cooperation and mobility programme in the field

of higher education that aims to enhance the quality of European higher

education and to promote dialogue and understanding between people and

cultures through cooperation with third countries.

- Expected impact: The Erasmus Mundus programme's overall aim is to promote

European higher education, to help improve and enhance the career prospects

of students and to promote intercultural understanding through cooperation

with third countries, in accordance with EU external policy objectives in order


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to contribute to the sustainable development of third countries in the field of

higher education.

- Type of action: Action 2 – STRAND 2: Partnerships with countries and

territories covered by the Industrialised Countries Instrument (ICI)

- Funding available: 5, 200, 000 Euros (minimum mobility of 112 individuals)

- Eligible consortium partners: The minimum eligible consortium consists of

full-partner Higher Education Institutions from three different European

countries27, at least one of which must be an EU Member State. Any

organisation that can contribute to the promotion, implementation, evaluation

and sustainable development of the EMMC can be considered as an

"associated partner" of the consortium.


- Deadline: 03/03/2014, 12:00 CET time

- Link:

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